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Tortoise gets an incredibly cute Lego 'wheelchair'

This disabled Tortoise got a little help from Lego to be able to move around. ScreenshotPhoto: Screenshot

Patrick O'Rourke

Published: December 15, 2014 - 3:11 PM

Updated: December 16, 2014 - 12:04 AM

A Tiny tortoise named Blade suffers from a big problem – a metabolic bone disease that makes him too weak to hold up the weight of his own shell.

His owner, Iris Pleste, realized the 127 g tortoise wasn’t as active and healthy as her other pets, so she took the little guy to her local veterinarian, the Bielefeld, Germany-based Dr. Carsten Plischke.

Dr. Plishke came up with the genius idea to attach Lego wheels to the bottom of Blade’s shell so he could skate across the ground, but still use his legs and arms to gain momentum and change his direction.

Blade’s Lego “wheelchair” consists of four wheels, treaded with rubber. The contraption is glued to Blade’s underside with special glue that also won’t hurt him.

As the video below shows, Blade seems to be enjoying his new-found mobility and now gets around quite easily.